BARBIEE52My body sometimes feels sore, but it works. I don't sleep well most nights, but I do wake up to fight another day. My wallet is not full but my stomach is. I don't have all the things I ever wanted but I do have all the things I need.

If I don't know what to be thankful for, I am thankful for all the troubles I haven't had yet. Not everyone who is happy are thankful, but those who are always thankful are happy. I'm thankful for everybody in my life, good, bad, past and present. They all made me the person I am today.

In life I'll meet two types of people: The ones who will inspire me and the ones who will bring me down. But in the end, I'll be thanking both. I won't confuse the things I want with the things I need. I may find myself empty handed. You're one of those people who make my life better just by being in it.

Things will get worse before they get better. But when they do, I remember who put me down and who helped me up. Sometimes the only blessing I need to count is my heartbeat. I dont say I hate my life, cause it can be gone in a instant. I'm thankful for what I have, cause I never know what will happen next. I'm thankful because although my life is by no means perfect, its my life and I'm happy.

BARBIEE52 ~The Greatest Charity~ “Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don't judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone's differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn't handle something the way we might have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another's weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other. ~Elder Marvin J. Ashton~ ~*~Barb~*~ 3 days ago

I know a place where the sun is like gold, And the cherry blooms burst with snow, And down underneath is the loveliest nook, Where the four-leaf clovers grow. One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith, And one is for love, you know, And God put another in for luck— If you search, you will find where they grow. But you must have hope, and you must have faith, You must love and be strong – and so— If you work, if you wait, you will find the place Where the four-leaf clovers grow. ~~Ella Higginson~~ Will You Find The Place Where 4 Leaf Clovers Grow? ~~}{~~Barb~~}{~~ 4 days ago

SHARON10002Mind is the master power that molds and makes, And we are Mind, and evermore we take The tool of thought, and shaping what we will, Bring forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills, We think in secret, and it comes to pass - Our world is but our looking glass. ~ James Allen

Be conscious of your thoughts this week, and try to look on the sunny side of things!